U.S. History Review #5

What effect did the Eisenhower Interstate System have on American society in the 1950s and 1960s?

• It contributed to suburbanization.

• It slowed down the post-war baby boom.

• It shifted the economy away from agriculture.

• It increased American's reliance on government aid.

Which of these was a long-term effect of events such as this that took place throughout 1960s?

• Americans became more willing to question government decisions.

• Government leaders refocused government policies to serve social needs.

• Future wars suffered from low levels of public support.

• Young people began voting at rates higher than other groups.

What did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., urge his followers to do in order to brig about racial justice?

• File lawsuits against segregationists.

• Engage in acts of civil disobedience.

• Lobby Congress fro reparations payments.

• Vote only fro African American candidates.

What was the goal of the African American and white volunteers during the Freedom Summer?

• To train African Americans in job skills

• To integrate state-supported universities

• To protest segregated eating establishments

• To register African-American voters

Police have to say which of the following as a result of the Supreme Court ruling in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?

• "License and registration, please."

• "You are hereby under arrest."

• "You have the right to remain silent."

• "Keep your hands where I can see them."

Which of these efforts by the women's rights movement was similar to the Civil Rights movement's support for an end to poll taxes?

• The attempt to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified

• The attempt to have women included in the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• The attempt to promote equal pay for equal work

• The attempt to raise awareness about women's underrepresentation in Congress

The following is a quote from a nationally televised address by President Ronald Reagan in 1987:

"A few months ago, I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages. My heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true, but the facts and evidence tell me it is not."

What was the event that forced President Reagan to make this address?

• Iran Contra affair

• Iranian hostage crisis

• Marine barracks bombing in Lebanon

• Invasion of Grenada

The bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City in 1993 was an example of the growth of which of the following issues at the end of the 20th century?

• Genocide

• Poverty

• Terrorism

• Pollution

Which Great Society program continued to receive significant public and political support in the 21st century?

• Medicare

• Food Stamps

• Affirmative Action

• Guaranteed Student Loans

The pursuit of which economic foreign policy objective cost President Clinton the support of labor leaders?

• Blocking immigration from poor countries

• Decreasing trade barriers among all nations

• Preventing labor outsourcing to developing nations

• Using sanctions to punish enemies of the United States